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Yet More Deaths at Tuzla Shipyards!
According to the trade union LIMTER-IS, two more shipyard workers have died, raising the death toll since the beginning of the year to six.
20 February 2008 Tolga Korkut
Kosovo’s Independence Dividing the World
Several countries, including Turkey, have recognised Kosovo’s independence. Those opposing the move fear that it will set a precedence for other regions.
20 February 2008 Erhan Üstündağ
452 Claims of Torture in 2007, Says TIHV
452 Claims of Torture in 2007, Says TIHV
The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TIHV) has published its annual report, in which it says that 452 people applied to its centres with claims of torture and maltreatment.
20 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Istanbul: Snow Has Taken Over
For the last three days, it has been snowing in Istanbul. Although the snow has brought chaos to the city, it has also added beauty.
19 February 2008 Hüseyin Özdemir
Castro Resigns as Cuban president
Castro Resigns as Cuban president
After 49 years in power, Fidel Castro has decided to step down from presidential office in Cuba. A newly-elected parliament will vote for a new president in March.
19 February 2008 Angela Balakrishnan,Mark Tran
AI Fears for Life of Malatya Murder Case Lawyer
Amnesty International has started an urgent action call for lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz, joint attorney in the Malatya murder trial; the NGO says it fears for his life.
19 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Dink Lawyers: Co-Plaintiffs But Left in the Dark
Before the fourth hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial on 25 February, there is stil evidence of lack of transparency as the co-plaintiffs are not informed of procedures.
19 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Letter to President Calls for Solution to Kurdish Issue
Letter to President Calls for Solution to Kurdish Issue
More than a hundred academics, lawyers and human rights activists have signed a letter to President Gül calling for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue, which, they say, needs a political approach, and not court rooms.
18 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Journalist in “Insult” Case Released from Prison
Journalist Aktas was sent to prison for “insulting” the former vice governor of Mus in the press; however, a court has overruled the sentence.
18 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
FIDH: “Turkey Must End Impunity of Political Violence”
Following a mission in Turkey on the occasion of the third hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial, the FIDH published a report on 13 February, calling for action on human rights.
17 February 2008
Tuzla Shipyards: Accident, Death and Dismissal
Tuzla Shipyards: Accident, Death and Dismissal
On Friday a shipyard worker in Tuzla was injured, and another died on Saturday. Trade union and association members have been dismissed.
17 February 2008 Emine Özcan
Kosovo Declares Independence
Kosovo Declares Independence
The Kosovan parliament has made a unilateral declaration of its independence from Serbia. The EU and the USA support independence, while Serbia and Russia oppose it.
17 February 2008 Tolga Korkut
RSF: Article 301 is “Enemy of Press Freedom”
In its annual report for 2008, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) criticised Article 301 and the nationalist obstruction of press freedom. The murder of Hrant Dink could have been prevented.
14 February 2008
Activists Call for Release of “Peace Mothers”
Two “peace mothers” were taken into custody after trying to make a press statement in Taksim. Activists have called for their release.
14 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations
Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations
The 1st Chamber of the State Council has decided that former minister and police chief Mehmet Agar should be tried in the Susurluk case for "forming a criminal organisation."
14 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Opposition to Nuclear Energy Raising Its Voice
As the rest of the world is trying to find alternatives to nuclear energy, Turkey is just launching its plans for the first two sites. Environmentalists and local groups are protesting.
13 February 2008 Emine Özcan
Shipbuilding "Success" Based on Human Sacrifice
Shipbuilding "Success" Based on Human Sacrifice
The continuing deaths of shipyard builders in Tuzla, on the outskirts of Istanbul, are due to lack of security at the workplace.
13 February 2008 xyzaa
Scarf Freedom Raises Reform Impatience
Cynics have remarked how quickly the ruling AKP acted on lifting the headscarf ban for university students while ignoring other, more pressing issues of rights and freedoms.
13 February 2008 Fatma Demırellı,Selçuk Gültaşlı
How Many More Shipyard Deaths?
Yesterday yet another worker at an Istanbul shipyard died. Workers have long protested at the unsafe and inhumane working conditions on shipyards.
13 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Academics: We Need Freedom as Well as Laicism
Around 400 academics have signed a statement which calls for democratisation not only around clothing rules at university.
13 February 2008 Tolga Korkut
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Turkey Urgently Needs Peace Journalism!
Turkey Urgently Needs Peace Journalism!
A reaction in the Turkish press to the fire in Ludwigshafen which killed nine Turks shows how great the need for more balanced reporting is. A newspaper accusing Germany of covering up a neo-Nazi attack is perpetrating racism itself.
13 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Five Months Imprisonment for Kurdish Petition
Publisher Mehdi Tanrikulu has been sentenced to five months imprisonment for writing a petititon in Kurdish and for speaking Kurdish in court. He will appeal against the sentence.
12 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
“Peace Can Only Happen with Women’s Liberation”
The Peace Parliament organised a symposium entitled “Democratisation and the Kurdish Issue during the New Constitutional Process.” Without women, peace is not achievable.
12 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Third Dink Hearing: Calls for Justice Renewed
Third Dink Hearing: Calls for Justice Renewed
At the third hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial yesterday, suspected instigators Tuncel and Hayal were questioned. The Hrant Dink Sensitivity Group called for justice.
12 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Mediterranean Woman Journalists: 9 Countries, 7 Languages, 45 Articles
A project bringing together female journalists from nine Mediterranean countries wil result in 45 articles translated into seven languages.
11 February 2008 Nadire Mater
Turks, Germans Mourn Together for Victims of Ludwigshafen Fire
On Sunday, Turks and Germans gathered to say good-bye to the nine victims of the fire in Ludwigshafen last week. The bodies were then flown to Turkey.
11 February 2008
Tercüman Newspaper on Trial for Insulting Journalists Magden and Temelkuran
After attacking journalists Magden and Temelkuran who spoke out against the nationalist manipulation of children, the Tercüman newspaper is being taken to court.
11 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Constitutional Change for Headscarf at University Passed in Parliament
The second vote on constitutional amendment on Saturday was passed with 411 votes. The opposition CHP is applying to the Constitutional Court.
11 February 2008 Tolga Korkut
Today Third Hearing in Dink Murder Case
Today Third Hearing in Dink Murder Case
The trial of the murder suspects of journalist Hrant Dink continues with the third hearing today. The hearing will be recorded and might yet be opened to the press, pending a court decision.
11 February 2008 Erolönderoglu
Dink Trial Still Missing Main Protagonists...
There is continuing reluctance to link the different trials in Trabzon, Samsun and Istanbul concerning the murder of journalist Hrant Dink. Senior police and gendarmerie officers are still not on trial.
7 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Father of Police Victim: Police Assume Impunity
The father of Baran Tursun, who was shot dead by a police officer in Izmir called on the media and others to attend the second hearing in the trial to ensure that those responsible were punished.
7 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Government Supports Headscarf but Ignores Women’s Rights
Government Supports Headscarf but Ignores Women’s Rights
Although the AKP proposal to allow women wearing headscarves access to higher education has been couched in language about “freedoms” and “rights”, the government is actually not promoting women’s rights at all.
7 February 2008 Erhan Üstündağ
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